Driveshaft
#1
Driveshaft
Hey guys, I have a 71 olds cut supreme 2 door holiday coupe and it had a turbo 350 trans. I just put a 73 Buick electra 225 turbo 400 in it. I know that the driveshaft needs to be about 6.25'' shorter with the 400 slipe yoke on it. I measured it to be a 49" center of u-joint to center of u-joint driveshaft is what I need (my factory cutty one is 55"), what vehicles might I be able to find the driveshaft in to put into my cutlass? I found one in a 70's buick that had a 400 and was a 2 door but it measures 56 5/8" u-joint to u-joint. Im trying to find a cheaper answer than the $200 dollar one the driveshaft shop wants to do anything for me.
Any advice will be helpful
Thanks
Ryan
Any advice will be helpful
Thanks
Ryan
#2
Unless someone else chimes in here with a better idea, I think you only have two options. 1. You pull wrecking yard and your tape measure or the drive shaft mod for the $200.00 which from my perspective sounds like an ok deal. I paid more then that for my driveshaft.
#4
Hey guys, I have a 71 olds cut supreme 2 door holiday coupe and it had a turbo 350 trans. I just put a 73 Buick electra 225 turbo 400 in it. I know that the driveshaft needs to be about 6.25'' shorter with the 400 slipe yoke on it. I measured it to be a 49" center of u-joint to center of u-joint driveshaft is what I need (my factory cutty one is 55"), what vehicles might I be able to find the driveshaft in to put into my cutlass? I found one in a 70's buick that had a 400 and was a 2 door but it measures 56 5/8" u-joint to u-joint. Im trying to find a cheaper answer than the $200 dollar one the driveshaft shop wants to do anything for me.
Any advice will be helpful
Thanks
Ryan
Any advice will be helpful
Thanks
Ryan
#5
Thanks everyone for your input!
#6
drive shaft
Can you not cut the one you have for less than 100.00 ?? I do not know where and how out in the middle of no where you are but that is all it costs here to cut and rebalance driveshafts.
JUnk yard with a tape measure i would try first. Alot of yards just have school bus loads of them to go through.
JIm
JUnk yard with a tape measure i would try first. Alot of yards just have school bus loads of them to go through.
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